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Writes Nyanaponica Thera in The Heart of Buddhist Meditation. In one word, it comes from lack of mindfulness. What percent of our worrying is justified? Awareness of these is the first step. Practice is the second st.

Man becomes aware of the sacred because it manifests itself, shows itself, as something wholly different from the profane. A shadow dawns inside my shadow,. And a voice my voice contains; a hand has. Curled like a glove on my strengthed hand-. A charge- -a surge in color and sound,. That world in a heightened curve- has come,. Force in the season, an enhancement of being. Monday, March 05, 2007.

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The potential for disillusionment, disappointment, and wounding is greater in the Church than in nearly any other sphere of society.